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Motorola’s latest premium device has beat out the iPhone 18 Pro in DXOMark’s latest camera ratings.
First teased back in September, the Motorola Signature 27 is the manufacturer’s most ambitious foray into the premium segment to date. The handset is built around a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen with Pantone validated coluor, a refresh rate of 120Hz and a peak brightness of 12,000 nits.
On the inside, the device is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor, a 7,000mAh battery, up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. Finally, on the back, it features a triple-lens rear camera that consists of a 50MP main lens, a 50MP ultra-wide lens, and 200MP periscope telephoto lens.
It’s this setup that has earned the device early praise from photography-oriented reviewers like DXOMark. In their assessment of the Motorola Signature 27, they gave it a score of 173 for overall camera quality. That puts it above the iPhone 18 Pro, which previously held the number two spot with a score of 172, but below the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, which has held its lead at 175.
At the time of writing, Australian pricing and availability for the Motorola Signature 27 has yet to be announced. However, if and when it does launch locally, the device is unlikely to be cheap. Overseas, it starts at USD $1,599. A straight currency conversion would see that sum translate over to around AUD $2,300 but most Aussies know that the math done by local retailers is rarely so generous.
In any case, DXOMark’s praise for Motorolo’s latest premium device is a sign that while Apple is still setting the bar when it comes to smartphone photography, the Android ecosystem is rarely far behind.
Fergus Halliday
Digital Content Editor
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